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STICKY You ever heard of Matar judíos? [720x2845 - 835KB]

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TIL the Argonaut octopus has a long, detachable penis in order to mate with females that are five times bigger than itself. When a female swims by, the male Argonaut sends his penis off to swim to the female and mate with her.

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TIL castoreum is a yellowish exudate from the castor sacs of the mature North American beaver (Castor canadensis) and the European beaver (Castor fiber). It is used as a tincture in some perfumes and as a food additive.

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TIL: there are three recorded uses of a captive bolt pistol for homicide

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George Washington actually killed someone

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TIL People are using Uber cars instead of ambulances

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TIL it takes 50 glasses of water to grow enough oranges to make one glass of orange juice.

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We used to have six more letters in the English alphabet, and my name could have been AÞena

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The last person born in the 1800s didn't die until 2017

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TIL the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians would mold crocodile dung into a block which was inserted into the vagina, acting as a birth control pessary. Crocodile feces wasn’t the only excrement used as contraception. Ancient people in the Middle East used elephant poo in the same way.

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TIL John Wayne died of cancer after filming near nuclear testing site

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Born without legs, 12-year-old Matthew DeMeritt helped bring E.T. to life in 1981 by walking on his hands inside the alien suit. [579x594 - 65KB]

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TIL pansexuality, or omnisexuality, is the sexual, romantic or emotional attraction towards people regardless of their sex or gender identity. It's not a person who fucks frying pans.

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TIL PURL

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TIL that the Minchiate was a deck of playing cards similar to the tarot, but with forty trumps.

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TIL the US FDA has a handbook of "levels of natural or unavoidable defects in foods that present no health hazards for humans" that allows, for instance, an average of 30 or more insect fragments per 100 grams and an average of 1 or more rodent hairs per 100 grams in peanut butter.

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TIL: FedEx Founder Frederick Smith Saved The Company From Bankruptcy With Blackjack Winnings

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TIL Blax didn't magically gain superpowers last night.

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TIL each vagina has its own smell. The smell depends on a variety of factors, including the combination of normal bacteria that live in the vagina, diet, types of fabric a woman wears, level of hygiene, how much a woman sweats, and gland secretions.

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Did you know: Gerald Ford is the only person to serve as both Vice President and President without being elected to either office.

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TIL that K-mart still has retail stores. But not for much longer

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TIL: Kelsey Grammer is a pro-life, alt-right, neo nazi

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TIL Glenfiddich is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky owned and produced by William Grant & Sons in Dufftown, Scotland. Glenfiddich means "valley of the deer" in Scottish Gaelic, which is why the Glenfiddich logo is a stag.

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You don't need vitamin C if you don't eat carbohydrates.

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TIL there have been many animals in space, including monkeys, apes, mice, dogs, guinea pigs, frogs, rats, cats, tortoises, fish, newts, insects, snails, spiders and nematodes.

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TIL npcsimulator.com

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